Anthurium plant named ‘ANTHEQIBO’

ABSTRACT

A new and distinct variety of  Anthurium  plant named ‘ANTHEQIBO’ particularly distinguished by having shiny, bright orange, cordate and very durable spathes that retain the original color for a very long period of time, dark green and long cordate, durable leaves, white spadix with yellow tip, early and rich flowering continuously throughout the year and a plant height of 22 cm to 26 cm, is disclosed.

Genus and species: Anthurium andreanum L.

Variety denomination: ‘ANTHEQIBO’.

BACKGROUND OF THE NEW PLANT

The present invention comprises a new and distinct variety of Anthurium,botanically known as Anthurium andreanum L., and hereinafter referred toby the variety name ‘ANTHEQIBO’. The new variety originated from ahybridization made in March 2008 in Bleiswijk, The Netherlands. Thefemale parent was an orange Anthurium pot plant designated ‘11283-09’(unpatented), and the male parent was a red Anthurium plant designated‘5432-11’ (unpatented).

A single plant was selected in January 2010 and has been asexuallyreproduced repeatedly by tissue culture in Bleiswijk, The Netherlandsover a five-year period. The present invention has been found to retainits distinctive characteristics through successive asexual propagations.

Plant Breeder's Rights for this variety have been applied for in theEuropean Union on Nov. 6, 2014. ‘ANTHEQIBO’ has not been made publiclyavailable or sold anywhere in the world more than one year prior to thefiling of this application.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The following are the most outstanding and distinguishingcharacteristics of this new variety when grown under normalhorticultural practices in Bleiswijk, The Netherlands:

-   -   1) Shiny, bright orange, cordate spathe;    -   2) White spadix with yellow tip;    -   3) Dark green cordate leaves;    -   4) Easy flowering; and    -   5) Hardly no pollen production.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS

This new Anthurium plant is illustrated by the accompanying photographswhich show the overall plant habit including blooms and foliage of theplant; the colors shown are as true as can be reasonably obtained byconventional photographic procedures. The photographs are of a 35-weekold plant grown in a greenhouse in Bleiswijk, The Netherlands inSeptember 2015.

FIG. 1 shows the overall plant habit, including blooms and foliage.

FIG. 2 shows a close-up of the mature spathe.

FIG. 3 shows the upper leaf blade surface.

DESCRIPTION OF THE NEW VARIETY

The following detailed description sets forth the distinctivecharacteristics of ‘ANTHEQIBO’. The data which define thesecharacteristics were collected from asexual reproductions carried out inBleiswijk, The Netherlands. The plant history was taken on 35-week oldplants which were planted from tissue culture in 12-centimeter pots andgrown in a glass greenhouse between 19° C. and 24° C. Observations weremade in September 2015. Color readings were taken under 5000 lux naturallight in the greenhouse. Color references are primarily to The R.H.S.Colour Chart of The Royal Horticultural Society of London (R.H.S.)(2015).

DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION

-   Classification:    -   -   Family.—Araceae.        -   Botanical.—Anthurium andreanum L.        -   Common name.—Anthurium.        -   Demonimation.—‘ANTHEQIBO’.-   Parentage:    -   -   Female parent.—Anthurium plant ‘11283-09’ (unpatented).        -   Male parent.—Anthurium plant ‘5432-11’ (unpatented).-   Plant:    -   -   Propagation.—Tissue culture.        -   Root description.—Fleshy-creamy white colored roots with            small hairy lateral roots having yellow-colored root tips.        -   Time to produce a finished flowering plant.—30 to 35 weeks            for a 12 cm pot.        -   Growth habit.—Herbaceous perennial.        -   Height (measured from soil, including inflorescence).—22.0            cm to 26.0 cm.        -   Width (measured from leaf tips).—28.0 cm to 32.0 cm.-   Leaves:    -   -   Immature leaves.—Length: 11.0 cm to 14.0 cm. Width: 5.0 cm            to 7.0 cm. Color: Upper surface: RHS 143A. Lower surface:            RHS 146B. Texture (both upper and lower surfaces): Shiny.        -   Mature leaves.—Length (fully expanded): 13.0 cm to 16.0 cm.            Width: 6.0 cm to 8.0 cm. Shape: Long cordate. Apex: Acute.            Base: Cordate. Leaf blade angle with the petiole: Between            100 degrees and 110 degrees. Leaf margin: Entire. Color:            Upper surface: RHS 139A. Lower surface: RHS 138A. Texture:            Shiny, leathery and thick. Venation: Pinnate veining; the            mid-vein and primary veins (the veins that radiate out from            the junction of petiole and leaf) protrude at the underside            of the leaf blade. Venation color: Upper surface: RHS 144A.            Lower surface: RHS 144B.        -   Lobes.—Arrangement: Leaf blade has two lobes extending past            the petiole. The lobes are non-touching. Length of lobes of            mature leaf blades: 1.5 cm to 3.0 cm. Width of lobes of            mature leaf blades: 2.5 cm to 3.5 cm. Distance for            petiole/leaf junction to highest point on lobes of mature            leaf blades: 2.0 cm to 3.0 cm.        -   Petiole.—Cross-section: Round. Diameter: 0.15 cm to 0.25 cm.            Length: 12.0 cm to 14.0 cm for a mature leaf size. Color:            Mature leaf: RHS 144B. Immature leaf: RHS 144C. Cataphyll            color surrounding the petiole: Outside: RHS N144D. Inside:            RHS 145D.        -   Geniculum.—Length: 1.0 cm to 2.0 cm. Width: 0.25 cm to            0.35 cm. Color: RHS 144B.-   Inflorescence:    -   -   Arrangement.—Single.        -   Flowering habit (length of flowering season).—Continuous.        -   Number of inflorescences per plant.—7 to 9.        -   Fragrance.—Absent.        -   Longevity of inflorescence on plant.—Over a year.-   Spathe:    -   -   Buds.—The spathe is tightly rolled around the spadix and            extrudes from the peduncle sheath. After the spathe is fully            open the peduncle elongates some extra centimeters.        -   Arrangement.—Spathe angle with the peduncle is between 85            degrees and 90 degrees; the spathe stands on a wiry peduncle            about 3.0 cm to 5.0 cm above the foliage.        -   Shape.—Cordate.        -   Apex.—Mucronate.        -   Base.—Cordate.        -   Texture.—Shiny and blistered.        -   Margin.—Entire.        -   Size.—Length: 4.0 cm to 6.0 cm. Width: 5.0 cm to 6.0 cm.        -   Lobes.—Arrangement: The spathe has two lobes extending past            the peduncle. The lobes are non-touching. Length: 0.5 cm to            1.0 cm. Width: 1.5 cm to 2.5 cm.        -   Color.—Just fully open: Upper surface: RHS 44B. Lower            surface: RHS 41B-C. This orange color remains for a very            long period, at least more than 30 weeks after opening.-   Peduncle:    -   -   Shape.—Erect.        -   Cross-section.—Round.        -   Length.—15.0 cm to 18.0 cm.        -   Diameter.—0.2 cm to 0.3 cm.        -   Color.—RHS 144C.-   Flowering time:    -   -   General.—One small rooted untreated tissue culture plant of            8.0 cm tall will flower after 7 to 8 months, depending on            the season, and 5 to 7 blossoms appear. More blossoms appear            after some additional weeks so that a full flowering and            commercial plant will have 7 to 9 orange spathes. Smaller            blossoms may occur on less mature plants.-   Spadix:    -   -   Size.—Length: 1.0 cm to 2.5 cm (depending on flower size).            Width (at apex): 0.4 cm to 0.5 cm. Width (at base): 0.5 cm            to 0.6 cm.        -   Shape.—Columnar.        -   Angle from spadix tip to peduncle.—170 to 180 degrees.        -   Texture.—When the spathe is unfurling the spadix is smooth.            When the spadix matures, small stigmata protrude. The            stigmata are evenly distributed round the spadix. The spadix            matures from base to top, slowly giving the spadix a            somewhat rough appearance.        -   Color.—Immature: RHS 17A. Mature: RHS 155B. Aged: RHS N144A.-   Flowers:    -   -   Quantity per spadix.—80 to 100.        -   Spadix flower arrangement.—Bisexual, rounded in            cross-section.        -   Shape.—Rounded.        -   Size.—Length: 0.05 cm to 0.1 cm. Diameter (maximum): 0.1 cm.        -   Color.—RHS 155B.-   Reproductive organs:    -   -   Stamens.—Not visible.        -   Pollen amount.—None.        -   Pistil.—Quantity: Many. Length: Less than 0.01 cm. Color:            RHS 156D.        -   Style.—Not observed.        -   Stigma.—Shape: Ovoid. Diameter: Less than 0.01 cm. Color:            RHS 156D.        -   Ovary.—Rarely visible.        -   Ovary color.—Not measured.-   Fruit and seed set: None observed.

COMPARISON WITH PARENTAL AND COMMERCIAL VARIETIES

‘ANTHEQIBO’ differs from the female parent plant ‘11283-09’ (unpatented)in that ‘ANTHEQIBO’ has shiny leaves and spathes and produces no pollen,whereas ‘11283-09’ has no shine on its leaves and spathes and producessome pollen.

‘ANTHEQIBO’ differs from male parent plant ‘5432-11’ (unpatented) inthat ‘ANTHEQIBO’ has orange spathes, whereas ‘5432-11’ has red spathes.

‘ANTHEQIBO’ differs from commercial variety ‘ANTHZUPAP’ (U.S. Plant Pat.No. 23,140) in that ‘ANTHEQIBO’ has a long cordate leaf shape, whereas‘ANTHZUPAP’ has a deltoid leaf shape. Additionally, ‘ANTHEQIBO’ has asmaller spadix length, a smaller spathe width and less shiny spathesthan ‘ANTHZUPAP’.

‘ANTHEQIBO’ differs from commercial variety ‘ANTHABAZAL’ (unpatented) inthat ‘ANTHEQIBO’ has a long cordate leaf shape, whereas ‘ANTHABAZAL’ hasan elliptical cordate leaf shape. Additionally, ‘ANTHEQIBO’ has asmaller spadix length, a smaller spathe width and a darker orange spathecolor than ‘ANTHABAZAL’.

I claim:
 1. A new and distinct variety of Anthurium plant named‘ANTHEQIBO’, substantially as illustrated and described herein.